Cryptella canariensis

Cryptella canariensis^[3] is a species of terrestrial semislug with a small shell in the family Parmacellidae. This species is also known as Parmacella canariensis.^[1][4][5]

Cryptella canariensis
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Parmacellidae
Genus:	Cryptella
Species:	C. canariensis
Binomial name
Cryptella canariensis Webb & Berthelot, 1833[2]
Synonyms
Parmacella canariensis (Webb & Berthelot, 1833)

Distribution

This species is endemic to the Canary Islands.^[1][4]

Shell of Cryptella canariensis.

Description

The animal is greyish to yellowish brown, with black spots or streaks on the mantle and on the sides, mantle length 55% of body.^[5] The animal grows up to 40 mm long.^[5]

The shell has a smooth, thick and brown-yellow apex.^[5]